ROCHDALE. Rochdale prevailed over Barrow to win 2-1. A goal from N. Canavan was decisive in the 89min. It was Rochdale to strike first with a goal of L. Kelly at the 18′. Then S. Quigley scored again for Rochdale in the 75′ minute. Eventually, N. Canavan reduced the distance for Barrow (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Barrow lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill who had the assistance of Graeme Fyvie and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Bobby Madden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Barrow had a strong ball possession 57% while Rochdale was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Barrow was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Rochdale found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Rochdale shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Barrow shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 3 yellow cards (T. Diagouraga, J. Ball and R. O’Donnell). On the opposite side, Barrow received 2 yellow cards (T. Warren and N. Canavan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rochdale will have 11 points like Newport County and Harrogate Town to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Barrow will stay with 21 points like Doncaster Rovers to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (2 draws).
Barrow will play away agasint Grimsby Town on the 18th of April with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
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80'
18'
Rochdale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jim Bentley decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Jimmy Ball, Sam Graham, Femi Seriki, Toumani Diagouraga, Jimmy Keohane, Liam Kelly, Abraham Odoh, Scott Quigley and Devante Rodney.
The home team had on the bench: Bradley Kelly, Ethan Brierley, Aidan White, Tyrese Sinclair, Jim McNulty, Connor Malley and Ian Henderson.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: L. Kelly for C. Malley (80′), D. Rodney for T. Sinclair (86′) and A. Odoh for J. McNulty (90′).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow
Barrow started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman, Niall Canavan, Tyrell Warren, Sam McClelland, Sam Foley, Patrick Brough, Ben Whitfield, Josh Kay, Harrison Neal, Billy Waters and Josh Gordon.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom White, Josh Lillis, Myles Kenlock, Jordan Stevens, George Ray and David Moyo.
Substitutions
Barrow made 3 changes: S. Foley for T. White (77′), B. Waters for J. Stevens (77′) and S. McClelland for D. Moyo (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Colchester United – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Newport County – 2-1
- Mansfield Town – Walsall – 2-1
- Stockport County – Grimsby Town – 1-3
- Salford City – Bradford City – 0-1
- Rochdale – Barrow – 2-1
- Leyton Orient – Northampton Town – 0-0
- Gillingham – Stevenage – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Doncaster Rovers – 3-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Sutton United – 0-1
- Harrogate Town – Hartlepool United – 2-1
